Lois Lowry: THE GIVER 

I agree this book is so shiit

Dude this was the biggest shit I have ever read even the picture books I read as a child were better thank god we are done with this novel at school if this shit is your reason for living I don't see you as a member of society

ignore the other people, i loved the book too! it was very refreshing from frankenstein and all the other old books we get assigned to read haha

Have you read this book?

same lol

Same

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i would love to have whatever drugs youre having

Better to read a book. Isn't it?

There is 1. The Giver 2. Gathering Blue 3. Messenger 4. Son

I agree it felt as though he would take that risk to converse with his son on what he was learning…the mother was very much the opposite

@@nenej12 yeah, wasn't it different in the book? From what I remember the father and mother were equally as cold

The giver

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To an extent.

Genetic modification (this is a joke, please don't take it seriously)

Back in 1995, people were not as sensitive as they are today.

I find your analysis of the book interesting. I hope you'll humor me in attempting to create counter arguments. 1. Lowery is trying to convey in her book that the philosophy of "sameness" is a bad thing, because it takes away individually (such as skin color, culture, etc.) To add to your point, when The Giver and Jonas talk about Fiona's hair, its implied that this society hasn't quite figured out how to control genetics yet. Although as a side note, I don't recall any skin colors being mentioned (though that could be because no one could see color). 2. I think the "blue eyes" thing was just a 'tell' for the possibility to be a receiver of memory. In the later books, eye color doesn't determine your specialties, like with Kira and Maddie. 3. Fiona's purpose in the story was for Jonas to experiece romantic love that can't exist in the community he lives in. (The movie does make Fiona a more active character). She didn't need to be anything more than that. Rosemary is the catalyst for change in the community to happen. Her death is what makes The Giver bitter and wants things to change. Its also part of the motivation for Jonas to save Gabe and escape. But if your focus is only on "empowering women " might I recommend the later books with Kira from Gathering Blue and Messager or Claire from Son? 4. The book implies that 'sameness' and 'control' is a bad thing, that freedom to choose is more important. The book NEVER states equality is less important than love. I believe you're assuming here that Jonas chose love over equality, when actually he's choosing freedom over control. Because in the community he lived in he didn't have either (love and equality). If by your arguments equally comes from love, the community Jonas was in didn't have that, because they didn't have love. Sorry for the long post, I just really like discussing literature.

SJW triggered! Try not looking at everything through and obsessing about race.

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